Advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters, Paul advises on all aspects of Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Republic of Ireland employment laws. Paul works with clients including SMEs and multinationals in IT and Technology, FMCG, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Universities and Financial Services, as well as public sector entities, on domestic and cross-jurisdiction employment issues.
Prior to training as a lawyer Paul had more than a decade of experience working in in-house HR roles, including being Head of HR, across sectors covering retail, construction, manufacturing and logistics. Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and past-Chair of the Northern Ireland CIPD Branch. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and is IoD Equality and Diversity Ambassador. He is also a visiting Professor to the school of law at Ulster University.
Paul specialises in advising on issues relating to workplace diversity and inclusion, and acts on matters ranging from insolvency, mergers and acquisitions and TUPE, to employment tribunal cases and HR policy and procedure.
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